Summer / Fall Constellations

Scorpius

Which of the twelve zodiac constellations depicts a scorpion?

Antares

What star represents the heart of the scorpion in Scorpius?

Sagittarius

What constellation depicts a teapot?

Lyra

What constellation depicts a harp?

Vega

What is the brightest star that represents the constellation Lyra?

Cygnus

What constellation depicts a cross or a swan?

Deneb

What is the brightest star that represents the constellation Cygnus?

Aquila

What constellation depicts an eagle?

Altair

What is the brightest star that represents the constellation Aquila?

Deneb, Vega, and Altair

What three bright stars represent the Summer Triangle from left to right?

Delphinus

What constellation depicts a dolphin?

Pegasus

What constellation represents a winged-horse or the great square?

Andromeda

What constellation depicts a princess?

M31

What is the fuzzy star that represents the constellation Andromeda?

Taurus

What constellation depicts a bull fighting Orion?

Aldebaran

What is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus that is red and commonly known as the “Bull’s Eye”?

Hyades

What star cluster in the constellation Taurus makes up the bull’s head?

Pleiades

What star cluster in the constellation Taurus are the seven ladies riding the bull’s back?

Auriga

What constellation depicts the charioteer?

Capella

What is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga?

Perseus

What constellation depicts a greek hero in mythology?